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Arcturus

The fourth brightest star in the sky, Arcturus is a lovely yellow (yellow-orange) colour (it is in fact a red giant star).)

 

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Date/Location: 18 July 2008   Corringham, Essex
Equipment: 8" f/5 Newtonian
Camera/Exposure: ST2000XM CCD camera with Astrodon filters. RGB - 9 minutes
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